So when he became the owner of a MiG-17 that was destined for a scrapyard ... the F model was the first jet fighter flown by the North Vietnamese Air Force. “The strength of the MiG-17F was ...

Summary and Key Points: The MiG-17 Fresco, a Soviet-designed fighter jet, made its maiden flight in January 1950 and was introduced in October 1952, just missing out on combat in the Korean War.